Cycle
Directed by Laura Dyan Kezman & William Howell
Documentary Feature
United States | 95 min | 2025
CYCLE pierces the silence surrounding police violence in America through the story of Ty’rese West, an 18-year-old Black teenager killed by police in Racine, Wisconsin. Developed in close collaboration with Ty’rese’s family, CYCLE reframes his legacy–not as a statistic, but as a beloved son whose case was left in the shadows when body cameras were off and headlines never came.
Following the trail of closed courtrooms, misidentification, and unanswered questions, CYCLE confronts the “cycle” of systemic whitewashing and law enforcement immunity–especially when incidents aren’t captured for the world to see. Interviews with national legal experts and rare access to sworn testimony dig into the raw unseen fight for accountability, exposing the exhaustion and courage required to challenge official narratives.
CYCLE invites audiences to break the endless loop of silence and complicity–demanding that justice becomes more than a fleeting hashtag, and that every store truly matters. Timely yet enduring, investigative yet intimate, CYCLE resonates with audiences as both a mirror and a tool, opening space for reckoning, language, and forward motion.